Robotics Lab research assistants took internships at NASA Ames, Yale University, and Circle Twelve during the summer of 2008.

Mark Micire, a doctoral student studying human-robot interaction for USAR (urban search and rescue), spent the summer at NASA Ames. His primary project was developing a low cost geo-referencing toolkit using cell phone cameras. Mark also had the opportunity to be onsite at a CA wildfire location.

Kate Tsui, a doctoral student studying human-robot interaction for assistive technology, spent the summer at the Social Robotics Lab at Yale University. Her primary project was evaluating the UGOBE Pleo dinosaur robot as a potential clinical robot candidate. Kate also assisted in a human-robot interaction experiment where naive users taught an expert learner (Pleo) how to knock over buildings in a "demolition traning course."

Amanda Courtemanche, an undergraduate dual-major EE/CS, spent the summer at Circle Twelve developing applications for the DiamondTouch mult-touch board.